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. ~ ~~oF,~o o~ ~ III IIIIIIIIIillllll <br />Fe' ~ 9d <br />N O <br />f ~ j~~ <br />J.D. MacFarlane i+ `~ +* <br />Attorney General E T 6 <br />flleharO F. Henneney ul~r ~ttttr of ~II1nrtt~U STATE SERVICES BUILDING <br />Deputy Attorney General <br />1525 Sherman Street. 3rtl. FI. <br />Mary J. Mullerksy DEPARTMENT OF LAW Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Solicitor G¢ne[EI or•rr:E or 1'!1E wrro~NEy r:ENEnAt Phone 839-3611 & 639-3621 <br />August 28, 1980 <br />Mr. John Slovek <br />4835 Rd. 24 3/4 <br />Longmont, CO 80501 <br />Dear Mr. Slovek: <br />Your letter of August 16 arrived in the August 25th mail. <br />Until the Mined Land Reclamation Act was passed, gravel <br />operators could mine without the restraint of any state board <br />or division. Changing habits, customs, and practices developed <br />over many decades is not an easy matter, and can't be done over- <br />night. <br />It frequently occurs that persons who reside in the vicinity <br />of mining operations are distressed at the consequences. Individu- <br />als harmed by the wrongful conduct of others have a civil action <br />for damages, as I am sure your attorney has explained to you. <br />Agencies of state government cannot be used as a means for settling <br />private grievances. <br />Due to enforcement action by the Mined Land Reclamation <br />Division, Weld County has filed and is processing permit appli- <br />cations for its gravel operations. These involve specific plans <br />for the reclamation of all areas mined. The Board will follow <br />up to see the reclamation is performed as required by law. <br />You should understand that during the recent spring floods <br />the damage to the roads in Weld County was so great that persons <br />travelling on Weld County roads were in danger of great damage <br />and injury. pending approval of permits, only emergency gravel <br />mining is allowed. <br />